MRC plan

Member Relations Committee (MRC) will meet Tuesday, January 31, to discuss how we may continue to define & discuss recommendations from Branch Members, to the 12 Branch Executive Committee Members for action.

We earnestly solicit your membership suggestions and recommendations all year, for this task however, in 2016 we added the 3-Year Survey!

The results: MRC submitted the following Survey recommendations to the BEC:

Improve visual aids.

Presenters repeat all question.

Mixers for members to socialize in smaller groups.

Post luncheon announcements: Hotline and Website.

Activity Chairs maintain their current activity on website.

Add Hotline link to e-mail blast.

Add one column reading to Hotline.

Periodically, provide progress reports.

Publicize the distribution of branch expenses.

Manage recruitment of new members.

Ensure BEC meeting date, time, place is published prior to meeting.

BEC minutes are readily accessible on the website.

Communicate terms of BEC officers. Publish in Hotline and Website.

“Man down!” protocol initiated

We do not have a 3-year survey this year; however, we may ask you to participate in one or two online surveys! I find the online survey procedure to be an excellent tool for relaying what your likes and dislikes are of branch functions and procedures.

This online method has shown to be quick, unobtrusive and accepted, with member participation at 65%. Another interesting figure: 68 % of members completing the survey were shown to be with us for only one to two years! Perhaps indicating current newcomers possess a high interest level in, familiarization with, and comfort towards, online polling.

Please feel free to inform any member of MRC, about your suggestions or critiques, at any time! MRC will listen consider, and respond, it is what we are tasked to do and why we are here!

The Branch 8 Member Relations Committee, is currently composed of these members, who choose to exert personal extra membership effort to act on ideas and concerns brought to committee by the membership, for the betterment of Branch 8. They are:

Important messages and Activity menu in this column

Both the 1 & 2 column versions of our MAY 2018 HOTLINE newsletter are posted.

LEGAL NOTICE. Non-Responsibility Declaration: All activities arranged for or by, or sponsored by, Sons In Retirement, Incorporated, and its Branches are for the convenience and pleasure of the members and their guests who desire to participate. Sons In Retirement Inc. and its Branches do not assume any responsibility for the well-being or safety of the participants, or their property, in any matters pertaining to said activities.

Other important, but repetitive, legal verbiage (Attendance Rules etc) has been moved from Hotline to a new page under 'About Branch 8' in the HORIZONTAL menu .